Parker Posey

For the African-American television actress, see Parker McKenna Posey.

Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress, often referred to as "Queen of the Indies" ^*.

Biography

Early life

Posey was born in Baltimore, Maryland to a Catholic family. Her mother, Lynda, commutes to Greenwood, Mississippi to work as a chef and culinary instructor for the Viking Range Corp. and her father, Christopher Posey, owns a Chevrolet dealership named Posey Chevrolet in Laurel, Mississippi; Posey's first name was a tribute by her father to 1950s supermodel Suzy Parker. Posey and her twin brother, Chris, were raised in Monroe, Louisiana and Laurel, Mississippi.

Posey attended the State University of New York at Purchase, where she roomed with actress Sherry Stringfield. Her first role was on the soap opera As the World Turns.

Career

Posey appeared in minor roles in several major films of the early 1990s, including Sleepless in Seattle. Her first lead role was in Party Girl (1995). Throughout the late 1990s, she starred in a large number of independent films and was named Queen of the Indies by Time Magazine, which cited 32 independent films to her credit, including Three Portraits, Clockwatchers and The House of Yes, for which she received especially positive reviews for her portrayal of a delusional woman in love with her own brother. She has appeared in three of director Christopher Guest's mock documentaries: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000) and a A Mighty Wind (2003). She will also appear in his next film, For Your Consideration. Posey is also a favorite of director Hal Hartley. She appeared in Henry Fool (1998), two of his shorts, Opera No. 1 (1994) (with Adrienne Shelley, another Hartley regular)and Sisters of Mercy (2004). Also, Posey will appear in his upcoming, Fay Grim (2006).

Posey has had supporting roles in several big budget studio films, including The Sweetest Thing (2002), Scream 3 (2000), You've Got Mail (1998), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), and Trinity (2004). She has also had a recurring role on the television series Will & Grace, as Jack's high-maintenance boss at Barneys.

Posey appeared in Superman Returns, playing "Kitty Kowalski", an assistant to villain Lex Luthor.

Posey has appeared in 2006 as an ambitious but back-stabbing lawyer Marlene Stanger in the legal drama Boston Legal.

Posey has also appeared in 2006 in a commercial for Pepsi Cola opposite Jimmy Fallon dancing to the song "Newton - Streamline."

Personal life

Posey is interested in pottery and is a contributing editor to Open City, a literary magazine whose editor, Thomas Beller she once dated. She can also play the mandolin and did so as part of her role in A Mighty Wind (2003), a film in which she also sang.

She used her vocal talents on certain records of her ex-boyfriend, Ryan Adams, whom she dated until early 2005, and also played the mandolin on The Dandy Warhols track "I Am Sound" from their Welcome to the Monkey House LP.

Posey lives in the East Village and is a cigarette smoker.

She has a Bichon-Maltese mix dog named Gracie Posey.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2006	The OH in Ohio	Priscilla
2006	Superman Returns	Kitty Kowalski
2005	Adam & Steve	Rhonda
2004	Trinity	Danica Talos
2004	Laws of Attraction	Serena
2003	A Mighty Wind	Sissy Knox
2001	The Anniversary Party	Judy Adams
2001	Josie and the Pussycats	Fiona
2000	Best in Show	Meg Swan
2000	Scream 3	Jennifer Jolie
1998	Henry Fool	Fay Grim
1997	The House of Yes	Jackie-O
1997	The Daytrippers	Jo Malone
1997	Waiting for Guffman	Libby Mae Brown
1996	Frisk	Fergie
1995	Party Girl	Mary
1993	Dazed and Confused	Darla Marks

External links

Interviews

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s . . . Parker Posey! New York Magazine (July 10, 2006)
IGN Films interview (December 7, 2004)
The Oakland Tribune interview (November, 2002)
NEXT magazine interview (November, 2002)
American Outlook article (2002)
Indexed interview (1996)

Web sites

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